A Noble Madness (Written by James Delbourgo)

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Title: A Noble Madness
Author: James Delbourgo
Narrator: James Delbourgo
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
Release date: 08-12-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Art & Literature

Publisher's Summary: Collectors are often praised for their taste in art or contributions to science, but there can be a darker side: their passion is sometimes driven by dangerous obsession. Roman emperors who lusted after statues; Chinese scholars obsessed with rocks and flowers; fin de siècle dandies surrounded by bibelots. History is full of stories about those who love things more than people, presenting a danger either to themselves or others. In this sweeping history from antiquity to today, James Delbourgo tells the extraordinary story of the mad collector...